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Scarier than a haunted house? Kyoto hidden-meaning “mean” manners escape house on the way
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Casey Baseel
Dec 6, 2024 - Tweet
Kyoto’s “ikezu” culture of backhanded compliments explained in hilarious souvenir sticker series
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Oona McGee
Nov 21, 2023
Behind the calm, polite face of a Kyotoite is an angry woman who wants to shout at you for being so uncultured.
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